Now, as most of you out there in TV Land know, there was a big controversy on American Idol because Pia Toscano was voted off pretty early and everyone thought she was a top contender. Pia sang mostly power ballads (think Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, etc.. ) but the judges kept urging her to change it up and sing something more upbeat. This is where I have problems with Ms. Toscano. While I admire her for trying to tackle "River Deep Mountain High" by Tina Turner, I can't help but compare it to when it was performed on Glee. Poor Pia was so lost in that song. Sorry judges, I know Scotty McCreery is allowed to be a one trick pony on the show, but you should have let Pia be one as well. Telling her to do more upbeat songs was a terrible idea!
Now for the real test. I want to know what you think. After watching these videos below, who do you think tackled the song the best? Will it be Glee or Pia? Or, do you think no one can top Tina Turner? I'll let you be the judge by taking the poll at the bottom of the website.
Pia Goes Upbeat...
Glee's Got the Moves (sorry for the foreign captions, couldn't find a normal video)
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-Carmen